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2011 Top Story: Queen Beds Kate Middleton In Royal Tradition

In a major 2011 story, Queen Elizabeth claimed her sovereign right to deflower Kate Middleton immediately following the royal wedding. (Aired 12/9/11)

Well let's turn now to another major international story from this year, the wedding of Kate Middleton to Prince William. With more on that we turn to Tucker Hope over at the Recon Wall. -Cheerio Brooke, pip pip. Hi Tucker. -Oh, hello governor. Shine your shoes? -Okay, knock it off Tucker. 50p for a shoeshine? No? Okay, alright. Well, nearly 23 million Americans tuned in to watch the royal wedding last spring. But by far the most anticipated event was when the Queen demanded her sovereign right to spend the first night with her grandson's bride to be. The tradition which dates back nearly 900 years included the ritual deflowering of both Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson. And although the official gesture for Kate to follow the Queen into her bed chambers lasts just but a second, watch for it... Right in there. There it is. One onlooker was able to snap this photo of the blushing bride before she was made into a woman by Her Majesty. Brooke.